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Does the Flower Bloom? (2018)

While on a work trip, 37-year-old Sakurai meets 19-year-old art student Yoichi in a quiet, charming house—sparking an unexpected connection across generations.

Directed byKaori Tanimoto

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  1. 01

    Lights of Kyoto

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 67 min · Drama · Romance

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    Born and raised in Kyoto, 17 years old Takatoyo spends all his summer holidays in his hometown. However, this time will be different. Takatoyo will experience his first love and first challenges, creating memories that will take him out of his ordinary life.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Drowning Love

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 111 min · Drama · Romance

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    Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    About You I Don't Know

    Strong story similarity

    2022 · 131 min · Drama · Romance

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    One day, college student Keiko, who is looking for a job, learns that the person she had feelings for has committed suicide. Keiko wonders if she was the cause of this. Classmate Mami, through her boyfriend Takuya, tries to introduce Keiko to Kazuo, a member of Takuya's theater company. However, Keiko, who met Takuya, has a special feeling for him. Miyata, a young man who seems to be hiding in the darkness of everyday life, meets Keiko one day.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Insect

    Strong story similarity

    2025 · 90 min · Drama · Romance

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    A reclusive filmmaker, who has isolated himself for a decade after squandering his inheritance, is dragged to a theater by a concerned friend, but his life takes a twisted turn when he meets an actress whose presence reignites his dormant creativity, sparking a delusional love story that spirals into madness.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  5. 05

    Villain

    Strong story similarity

    2010 · 139 min · Crime · Drama

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    Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and going on random encounters with girls looking for spending cash. His world is shattered one day when he is involved in the murder of one of his former encounters, the sweet-faced Ishibashi Yoshino who, after being jilted by playboy Masuo Keijo, berates and mocks the troubled loner.

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